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A. J. ROTH.

CURTAIN FIXTURE.

No. 586,935. Patented July 20, 1897.

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UNITED STATES PATENT EETcE.

ALBERT J. ROTH, OF HAMILTON, OHIO, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO FREDERICK DIESBAOH, OF SAME PLACE.

I CURTAIN-FIXTURE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 586,935, dated July 20, 1897.

Application filed July 2551896. Serial No. 600,286. (No model.) i

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ALBERT J. ROTH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Hamilton, in the count-y of Butler and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Curtain-Fixtures, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to that class of ourtain-fixtures that support ordinary windowshades and lambrequins; and the object of my improvement is to provide means of at: tachment that will not deface the windowcasing. This and other objects will be fully understood by means of the following description, as illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a front elevation; Fig. 2, a side elevation with window-cap in section; Fig.

3, a perspective View on reduced scale; Fig. v

4, the lambrequin-pole support in perspective; Figs. 5 and 6, details of construction.

In the drawings, 1 represents the portion of a window-cap; 2, the end of a shade-roller; 3, the window-shade attached thereto; 4:, the pivot in the end of roller 2 and journaled in bracket 5; 6, the base of bracket 5 and formed integral therewith; 7, a lug projecting rearwardly from the top of the base and over the window-cap; 8, a lip depending from the extremity of the lug into the said cap; 9, a hook terminating the top of base 6 above lug 7; 10, a buttonhole, and 11 a longitudinal slot, each formed in the base below bracket 5 Toothed rack 12 terminates the lower end of base 6 beyond the bottom of the window-cap. Said rack has grooved sides to make it resemble a T-rail in cross-section. Slide 13 is provided at one end with lug 11 to engage with the bottom edge of the window-cap, and at the opposite end with fulcrum-arm 15, that projects outwardly through slot 11 in base 6 and is movable therein. Said arm 15 is formed with opening 16 through its face to movably engage the end of locklever 17. Pawl 18 is carried by said lock-lever and engages with the teeth of rack 12. Side extensions 19 of the pawl are movable in the grooves in the sides of the rack and prevent it from being accidentally displaced. By actuating the pawl in the rack, by means of the lock-lever, base 6 and slide 13 are seby means of buttonholes 22, formed in one part, engaging with button-heads 23, that terminate the other corresponding part. Each of said legs may be thus adjusted in length to change the distance of the pole-gap 24 from the Window-cap. Slot 25 in top lug 20 and button-head 26 in bottom lug 21 removably engage with hook 9 and buttonhole 10, respectively, of base 6 to secure the pole-support in the desired position for use.

Auxiliary bracket 27 may be removably secured in any ordinary manner to base 6 above bracket 5 to depend therefrom below the window-cap and thence by a bend outwardly through ordinary inside blinds to terminate in bearing 28 for pivot 4c of shaderollers. This form of auxiliary bracket is capable of supporting a window-shade between the inside shutters and the windowsash when desired. It is evident that a thumb-screw (not shown) or other means may be substituted for the pawl and rack actuated by thelock-lever to effect the movement of slide 13 in relation to base 6 that results in clamping the fixture to the window-cap without defacement thereof.

Having fully described my improvement, what I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a curtain-fixture, the combination, with a bracket, the base of which is provided with a lug and a toothed rack, a plate movably secured to the base and provided with a lug at each end, a locking-lever pivotally secured to one of the lugs upon the plate and a pawl pivotally secured to the lever, substantially as set forth.

2. In a curtain-fixture, the combination,- with a bracket, the base of which is perfoa perforation to fit upon the projection, substantially as set forth.

3. In a curtain-fixture, the combination, with a bracket, one end of the base of which is provided with a lug and the opposite end is provided with a toothed raok, the sides of the rack being recessed longitudinally, a plate, one end of which is provided with a lug, a lever at the opposite end of the plate,

and a pawl pivotallyseeured to the lever, the 10 free end of which is provided with side ex tensions to [it the grooved sides of the rack, substantially as set forth.

ALBERT J. ROTH.

\Vitnesses:

ROBERT S. CARR,

EVERT E. WILLIAMs. 

